Category: Travel
New research from Booking.com’s Travel Proud Report suggests that many LGBTQ+ people feel the need to go back into the closet while travelling. The report surveyed 13,300 LGBTQ+ travellers across 19 countries and found that only 31% of respondents globally said they were “out” while travelling. It also found that 40% of LGBTQ+ travellers would […]
YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall finds California’s queer oasis still knows how to make gay travellers feel right at home. Palm Springs has a way of slowing your pulse before you have even unpacked. The mountains sit around the city like a painted backdrop. The street lighting is low, and the town feels warm and unhurried. […]
Grindr has released new data about the travel habits of some of its users. According to the app, the top cities where users are most often registered as “travelling” are Paris, Rio de Janeiro, New York City, Bangkok, São Paulo and Berlin. Paris continues to hold strong appeal for LGBTQ+ travellers, while destinations such as […]
Your Ex’s Oliver Hall discovers Laguna Beach, Southern California’s boho-chic coastal escape Leaving the sprawl and spectacle of LAX and then Anaheim behind, the highways slim, the skies clear, and the landscape softens into gorse-covered hills and coastal peaks. We make the journey with Karmel Shuttle, who can take visitors directly to Laguna Beach from […]
For queer travellers from Aotearoa, northern hemisphere Pride season has always had a certain magic. It arrives just as New Zealand settles into winter, offering the perfect excuse to swap grey skies for long summer evenings, open-air stages, packed streets, historic queer neighbourhoods, and cities that know how to turn protest into spectacle. In 2026, […]
From sporting spectacles and exclusive members clubs, to the nostalgia of celebrating Disneyland’s 70th year, Oliver Hall checks out what Anaheim offers for adults. Arriving in Anaheim, we message our Karmel Shuttle driver at LAX to let her know we’ve landed, and she shoots back a text that instantly lowers the blood pressure: “Don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere.” It […]
Oliver Hall discovers vibrant queer nightlife and rich LGBTQ+ history in Los Angeles’ most walkable and proudly defiant neighbourhood. Los Angeles is vast — a sprawl of freeways, palm trees and possibility — but West Hollywood feels like its secret village. In just a few walkable blocks, you can move from world-class dining to queer nightlife, from rock ’n’ roll history to progressive art spaces, from […]
YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall visits Sydney during Mardi Gras to experience the joy of being surrounded by queer communities, powerful history, and world-class culture in this stunning harbour city. Sydney, the Southern Hemisphere’s epicentre of gay culture, knows how to dial queer joy all the way up. There is something genuinely thrilling about being surrounded by other gay […]